NYC Films
Inspired by the list of Top New York reads, I thought I’d make my own little list of top NY films. Listed below, in no particular order…What are yours? Miracle on 34th Street The Hours Wait Until Dark...
View ArticleFaceshot: Matt Baker
“I’m a professional story teller—whether it’s the story of Hamlet or the story of the city,” Matt told me yesterday as we strolled through the chilly air in downtown Manhattan. The former actor speaks...
View ArticleBeards, Beards, Beards
Myk O’Connor has had some sort of facial hair ever since he was able to grow it. But, a couple of years ago while living in San Francisco, he shaved the beard and cut his hair short for a job...
View ArticlePaul Taylor Dance Company: My Introduction to Modern Dance
After a lifetime of classical ballet training and obsession with the art, I finally went to my first modern dance performance. Previously a ballet snob, I maintain a relaxed training in the city and...
View ArticleAngels in America: MUST SEE
A few years ago as an undergrad at NYU, I was assigned to read the playAngels in America. The two-part Pulitzer Prize winner was written in 1993 and later became the inspiration for an HBO miniseries...
View ArticleBroadway legend only Caged till May 1
Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein wrote the book for La Cage Aux Folles in the early 1980s. The show won six Tony Awards in 1983 including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. Now, almost 30 years...
View ArticleLive From New York…
photo via Lady Gaga's Twitter Two Little Monsters Spend 4 Nights Outside Waiting for Mother Would you wait 92 hours on a New York City sidewalk for the chance to see your favorite performer in the...
View ArticleCheck out Buzzfeed. It will change your life.
What began in a roach-infested Chinatown office in is now one of the most influential pop culture sites on the internet. Buzzfeed is everything viral in real time. With unrivaled coverage of such...
View ArticleNew York City Food Tour
Having been a New-York-ophile since childhood and with the secret life goal of one day becoming a licensed New York tour guide, I was elated to receive an offer to go on New York City Food Tour in...
View ArticleEvery city has its ruins.
One photographer shines light and lens on relics of New York City’s past that might be worth saving. My last year of high school was spent in a hurricane-stricken part of the country. Much of the...
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